Chapter 2104 The Boy on Madeira
"...The game against Portugal is very important because it affects our ranking...I know that even if we draw with Portugal, we will still be first in the group, but if we face tomorrow's game with this mentality Your opponent will lose nine times out of ten, do you believe it?”
Qin Lin asked, looking at everyone in the conference room.
No one answered him.
Qin Lin asked and answered: "Because that's what we were like before. That's how the Chinese team used to be. 'As long as it's a draw, you can do whatever you want.' I believe you have heard this many times, right?"
Some people couldn't hold back their laughter, but soon realized that it was not a joke, and quickly straightened their faces.
Qin Lin said: "It's okay, laughing is normal. Anyone would laugh. Because this is the joke of Chinese football. 'Whatever happens if it's a draw', then it definitely won't happen. But why is this? Because At that time, we always thought that we would get a good result if we tied anyway. We had already preset a retreat in our hearts and made excuses for our poor performance
"If we fall behind in a game, we will comfort ourselves, 'Our goal is just to tie anyway, so we only need to score one goal.' But what is the reality?"
Qin Lin asked the question again.
Then he answered himself.
"But in fact, you all know that in the game, how can it be the same as what we expected? So when we feel slack in our hearts, it is easy to panic when faced with sudden changes in the game. And then... a collapse Qianli! I am very experienced in this matter.”
Having said this, Qin Lin pointed at himself and smiled.
He really told a joke this time.
But no one laughed at the scene.
Qin Lin's era was the darkest era of Chinese football. There were countless scandals and jokes about Chinese football.
Black whistle for match-fixing, negative play, three black minutes, game over if the game is tied...etc.
This is not a joke made up by netizens, this is something that really happened in the history of Chinese football.
Each proper noun represents a history of humiliation.
Each of the so-called "famous scenes" is actually the ugly "scar" on Chinese football.
Qin Lin had experienced almost all of those famous scenes.
He is simply a living "black history" of Chinese football.
He himself is the "scar."
Everyone here knows Qin Lin's status in Chinese football, so when Qin Lin said this, no one would think that he was being mysterious.
"So in tomorrow's game, don't face Portugal with any slack mentality. Don't think that everything will be fine just because you have won the right to qualify for the group. Our goal is to be first in the group!"
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After the meeting, the players of the Chinese team left the meeting room and returned to their respective rooms.
On the way, Zhang Qinghuan suddenly said: "That Luisinho is from Madeira."
Chen Xingyi asked: "Yes, everyone knows, what's wrong?"
Zhang Qinghuan continued: "When we traveled to Madeira, didn't we go to the youth training camp of the largest football club on Madeira and watch those kids play football? You guys asked... would it be possible at that time? Luisinho is among those children?”
Several people looked at each other, a little shocked in their eyes. Before Brother Huan brought it up, they didn't expect this at all...
Everyone thought about it seriously, and then shook their heads: "I have no impression..."
"Luisinho is eighteen years old this year, right? We will go to Madeira Island for Christmas in 2028..." Wang Guangwei began to make calculations. "Luisinho must have been... twelve or thirteen years old at that time."
"Luisinho left Madeira when he was fourteen and went to Alvara." Xia Xiaoyu added.
"The time is right. But I really can't remember if he was among the kids playing football at that time..." Wang Guangwei shook his head.
"But with his talent and ability, he should have stood out among a large group of children at that time and left a deep impression on us, right?" Chen Xingyi thought it was unlikely. "I didn't think anyone stood out from the crowd at that time... ”
At this time, everyone realized that everyone who went there expressed their opinions, but Hu Lai remained silent, so they all turned to look at him: "What about you, do you have any impression? I am a fan of yours."
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Hu Lai's silence seemed a bit strange to them. After all, Luisinho was a famous fan of Hu Lai. How could Hu Lai miss the opportunity to show off at this time?
As a result, Hu Lai didn't say a word and didn't participate in their conversation at all.
In fact, during their discussion, Hu Lai carefully recalled a trip to Madeira, trying to find some clues from the fragments of memory.
He did this not to recall whether he had seen Luisinho, but because this matter was really mysterious:
In order to "fulfill his wish", he traveled to Madeira Island and even went to watch the youth team training of the Madeira Island Football Club.
He actually didn't know why he wanted to watch others train, although when he made this suggestion, no one objected, and they watched a group of children playing football with great interest for two hours.
He may still feel that there is some connection between the time and space he is in and the time and space he once lived in. This mysterious connection made him go to watch a group of children training.
It was such a coincidence that six years later, in today's football world, a Portuguese left winger from Madeira is active.
Using the same celebration gesture as his own.
Speaking of which, this celebration should have belonged to the man from Madeira. Does this count as "returning the property to its original owner"?
Of course, Hu Lai can be sure that Luisinho is not that person.
After all, there are still some differences in personality between the two people.
If that person is really that person, at least he shouldn't worship himself so much - not that he is unworthy of being someone else's idol - but that person... I'm afraid he would rather become someone else's idol than worship anyone.
After all, when that man was asked who was the best player in history, the twenty-three-year-old man dared to answer "me."
Hu Lai came back from his thoughts and frowned at his friends in front of him: "I'm just wondering, he is a left winger, why is my idol the forward?"
"Uh, this..."
Everyone didn't expect Hu Lai's thinking to be so tricky, and they couldn't keep up for a while.
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"I have a question, Vasco."
asked centre-back Joao Valente, who was in the same room as Luisinho.
Luisinho turned to look at him: "What's the question?"
"You are a left winger. If you want to ask who can be your idol, wouldn't Melli be more suitable? Or our captain is also good... Why do you regard a goal machine as your idol? Your kicking The style obviously doesn’t match him at all.”
Hearing this question, Luisinho laughed: "You know I used to play football in Madeira, right?"
"Yes, you came to Alvara when you were fourteen."
"Then do you know where I play in Madeira?"
João Valente shook his head.
Luisinho said: "Center."
Valente's eyes widened - he really didn't know this.
In those reports about Luisinho, when it was mentioned that he was in the youth team before coming to Alvara, they simply said, "He started contacting football training in Madeira and became a member of the Madeira youth team."
There is no mention of what position he plays in Madeira.
"When I was very young, I was still tall and stood out among my peers. So I wanted to play center. Because it was easy to score goals - I was a fan of Hu at that time. I fantasized about playing like him more than once. He scored a lot of goals in the game, using his goals to lead the team from one victory to another..."
After listening to Luisinho's explanation, Valente understood.
For children, football is of course the most attractive sport.
In the youth team era, the positions on the field were not so clearly divided, and everyone would compete to be the forward. Because he can score goals, few people are willing to play defensive players such as defenders or goalkeepers.
But Valente still has questions: "But why have you always played as a winger in Alvara?"
Luisinho continued:
"I really lacked talent in scoring goals. At first, because I developed earlier, I could score a lot of goals with my physical advantages. But then as my peers started to develop, my development became slower... So I lost Without my physical advantage, it is difficult for me to squeeze away from the defense in the penalty area and get a shooting opportunity..."
Valente looked at Luisinho's figure and agreed in his heart.
Luisinho, who is 1.78 meters tall, is slightly thin, which gives him the advantage of speed and agility on the wing, but his physical confrontation ability is indeed not strong.
"When I was thirteen years old, I could hardly continue playing football. In Madeira, I went from being the main player to being a substitute and then becoming a marginal player. It was Mr. Goulart who saved me at this time. , he thought that the position that was more suitable for me was not the center, but the winger, so he took me from Madeira to Alvara, and everyone knows what happened next..."
Valente does know, and he not only knows the following story, he also knows who "Mr. Goulart" in Luisinho's mouth is, because he once played under Mr. Goulart.
Pedro Goulart, the youth training director of the Portuguese club Alvara, is a youth training expert with a unique vision.
Under his leadership, Alvara Club went beyond Portugal and searched for talented young football players around the world.
His friend Xia Xiaoyu came to the Alvara Club because of this.
"So that's it..." Valente said with emotion after hearing Luisinho's story. "So even though you have changed positions and your playing style is completely different from Hu's, you still regard him as your idol."
Luisinho nodded:
"No matter what position or style I am now. Hu was indeed the source of motivation that made me love football and persist in playing football when I was a teenager. Hu was actually very thin at first, but he still stepped into the world step by step. When I was in Madeira When I was helpless and confused, I didn't know whether I should continue to persevere, so I watched his goal highlights and listened to the "HUUUUU" sounds in the video, regaining strength and motivating myself... This is still the case until now. ”
Luisinho said this with sincerity in his tone.
"I imitated his celebration not only to express that I regard him as an idol, but also to inspire myself. And... I have a very bold idea, Joao. I want to use it in tomorrow's game. His celebration of a goal - if I could score a goal."
After listening to Luisinho's "bold idea", Joao Valente's eyes widened: "You will be regarded as a provocation by him, right? I remember that there was an idiot who made Hu's signature celebration during the game action, and then was blown away..."
As a loyal fan of Hulay, Luisinho knew exactly what Valente was talking about: "You are talking about the Australian forward Torrio of London Mars, right? His situation is different from mine. He is obviously It was a provocation. After he finished the celebration, he also made a look from a distance. At that time, Leeds City had just lost Hu. This action of course angered Leeds City. I just wanted to face him in front of Hu. Just a tribute.”
"This is just your statement. Hu and other Chinese team players may not think so..."
Luisinho said seriously: "So I will explain it to him personally tomorrow."
Valente opened his mouth and finally gave up persuasion: "Do whatever you want..." (End of Chapter)